From Prosthodontic Student to Private Practice: Valuable Advice from Practitioners

Join us for a Free Webinar
March 9, 2023. Time 6:30-7:30 PM (CST)


Link to seminar:
https://mdacc.zoom.us/j/2692593007?pwd=YzZDRVh4d0gxanBVeFJyanU0ajdnZz09

 

• Thinking of buying or starting a private prosthodontic practice?
• Need sensible advice from those who have experience and knowledge?
• Experts will share valuable information regarding prosthodontic private practice
• Q & A to follow presentations

 

Speakers:
C. Edgar Davila, DDS, MS, CDT, FACP
Joseph DiFazio, DMD, FACP
William Wilson Jr. DDS, MS, FACP


Moderator:
Mark C. Hutten, DDS, MS, FACP
This webinar is sponsored by the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (AAMP)

 

C. Edgar Davila, DDS, MS, CDT, FACP
Dr. Davila is a board-certified prosthodontist who maintains a private practice in Tampa, FL, as well as being a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida Graduate Prosthodontics. He completed his MSc Degree and Prosthodontic Program at the University of Louisville, Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and AEGD at Eastman Dental Center. Dr. Davila is a former staff member at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and Past President of the Florida Prosthodontic Association. He is a Diplomate of the ABP and the American Board of Oral Implantology, Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He is also a Certified Dental Technician. His practice is dedicated to maxillofacial prosthetics, prosthodontics and implantology using clinical digital technology combined with an in-house full service digital laboratory.

Joseph DiFazio, DMD, FACP
Dr. DiFazio is a board-certified prosthodontist who has maintained a private prosthodontic practice for over 43 years in West Long Branch, NJ. He completed his DMD degree (Honors) at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Dental School, Newark, NJ. He then served as a Lieutenant in the USN Dental Corps at Parris Island, MCRD, SC and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC. Following that, he completed General Prosthodontics as well as Maxillofacial Prosthetics/Dental Oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Dr. DiFazio has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine for 39 years. He maintains memberships at American College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, New Jersey Section of ACP, American Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth-Ocean County Dental Society, and Psi Omega Dental Fraternity. Dr. DiFazio is the current Vice President Elect of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics.

William Wilson Jr, DDS, MS, FACP
Dr. Wilson is a board-certified prosthodontist who maintains an active private practice limited to prosthodontics, in Fairfax, VA. His dental career started in 1989 as an enlisted Dental Assistant/Laboratory Technician in the US Navy. In 1996 he enrolled as a student at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry. Dr. Wilson then completed a one-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency. He went on to earn a Masters of Science degree in Oral Biology with a concentration in Prosthodontics from The George Washington University. He completed a 3-year Prosthodontic residency as well as an additional one-year fellowship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School. Dr. Wilson currently serves as a consultant for the Naval Postgraduate Dental School and is a reviewer for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, and a consultant and site visitor for the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Dr. Wilson is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, and a fellow in the ACP and AAMP. He is the current Vice President of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and serves as the Maxillofacial Prosthetics Representative for the American College of Prosthodontists Council for the American Board of Prosthodontics.

Mark C. Hutten, DDS, MS, FACP
Dr. Mark Hutten is the Director of both the General Practice Residency Program and Dental Oncologic Services at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He received his BS from Northwestern University in Biomedical Engineering with a Materials Science concentration in 1985 and his DDS also from Northwestern University in 1989, his GPR certificate from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 1990 and his Oral Oncology Certificate from Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School in 1991. Dr. Hutten earned his Certificate in Prosthodontics from Northwestern University in 1996. In 1999, he completed the process of Board Certification becoming a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). Dr. Hutten is a Past President of the ACP and is Fellow of the AAMP.